Farewell Time

Father Manini was appointed as Superior of S. Dalmazzo in Turin. He had to leave Rome and the newly founded institute but always carried it in his heart with fatherly love. He greeted his daughters, blessing each one with following words: “You do not belong to yourselves nor to anyone else: you belong to God. The love you have for the Lord will teach and move you in your generous undertaking so that you will be able to say as the sacred bride: my loved one is entirely mine and I am entirely His, and I do nothing except to please Him. Be faithful to the Bridegroom, courageous in adversity, full of zeal for the good of others. Have charity and union among you and charity with all”.